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It depicts a scene from the Romance of Pelyarmenus and is stylistically close to two other copies of this text contained in: \n- Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, fr. 22548-22550\n- Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, fr. 17000 and London, BL, Harley MS 4903. ","physicalDescription":"Recto: A combat on horseback between a knight and five other knights, all in armour, three of the latter party lying wounded on the ground. Diapered background. \nVerso: text from Pelyarmenus, 'Mais il ot gregnour pitie de son cheval que de lui. Adonc descendi a pie et trova son cheval forment navre si quil vit b[ie]n quil ne peust pas m[ou]lt longuement durer. Lor[s] commenca a sonner un cor moult aigrement si ques aucuns de ceulx de sa compagnie loyrent si a[..]des x. en vindrent les vi[...]'. \nThe manuscript this miniature comes from was written on 3 columns and the miniature was the width of one column. 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Collection of Nathaniel Philips Simes: his sale, Sotheby's London, 9-13 July 1886, part of lot 1095. Purchased from Charles Fairfax Murray in 1894 as part of a group of cuttings (now Museum nos 799-1894 to 817-1894) for the total sum of £190 10s 10d. \r\nA duplicate number MS.803 was assigned to this object in error and was subsequently cancelled.\r\n\r\nCuttings from the same manuscript in the V&amp;A collection: 813-1894 and 814-1894.\n\nCuttings from the same manuscript in other collections: Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS. Douce d. 13, f. 2r (3 cuttings; probably purchased by Sir Francis Douce from London bookseller John Simco); Reims, Musée Saint-Rémi, inv. 978.28391 , 978.28392, 978.28393, 978.28394 (4 cuttings from Le Roman de Laurin; acquired from Auguste Duchesnes in 1858).\n\nCuttings from the same manuscript, whereabouts unknown: collection of Sir George Holford at Dorchester House: his sale, Sotheby's London, 12 July 1927, lot 2 (3 cuttings). 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Written in the vernacular rather \r\nthan in Latin, these tales of love and battles became \r\nincreasingly popular with the aristocracy from the 13th \r\ncentury onwards. These miniatures once introduced \r\nepisodes in two sequels to The Story of the Seven Sages. \r\nThe hero in this collection of stories, which are probably \r\nof Indian or Persian origin, is a young prince whose \r\nlife is repeatedly threatened by false accusations made \r\nby his jealous stepmother.<br>\r\n<br>\r\nMiniatures from the Romance of Kanor and Romance of Pelyarmenus<br>\r\nParis, France, about 1325–50<br>\r\nInk, gold, watercolour and bodycolour on parchment<br>\r\nMuseum nos. 813-1894 and 814-1894","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null}}],"partNumbers":["813-1894"],"accessionNumberNum":"813","accessionNumberPrefix":"","accessionYear":1894,"otherNumbers":[{"type":{"text":"Cancelled number","id":"THES52962"},"number":"803"}],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2025-04-15","recordCreationDate":"2009-06-30","availableToBook":false}}